Helena weekly herald., 1887-04-21
LIVELY RAILROADING.
The Willard of Helena Push ing New
Railroad Projects with Energy.
Roads to Red Bluff, Madison County,
and the National Park the
Present Season.

After persistent efforts by a HERALD re-
porter to learn the full extent of ex-
Governor Hauser's plans for railroad build
ing this season in Montana, the enterpris-
ing capitalist was to-day induced to throw
additional light upon the new projects
vaguely limited at by him when inter
viewed by the HERALD on his return from
the East. These projects have material
lied in the formation of two new railroad
companies, who will file their articles of
incorporation to-day. One is the
HELENA, BOULDER & MADISON
railway company. As indicated, this road
will run from the Capital to Boulder, thence
down the Boulder river, through the rich
and fertile valley of the same name, to the
junction with the Jefferson river. Thence
it proceeds across the interior to the Madi-
son river, striking that stream near the
promising mining camp of Red Bluff. From
Red Bluff the road will continue up the
Madison river and into the National Park,
opening up new mode of access to the
great Wonderland. The distance from
Boulder to Red Bluff is ffty-four
miles. The exact route of the
road has not been determined, the forego-
ing being merely an outline description.
Surveyors, however, are now in the field
and as soon as the line is located construc-
tion will be commenced. The road will
be completed to Red Bluff this season and
extended into the National Park next
year. A spur will doubtless be put out to
Virginia City from this line. Besides Mr..
Hauser and other Helena capitalists Messrs.
Elling Blake and Hickman are interested
in the new reads. The great object of the
construction of this line is to tap the rich
ore regions of Madison county and create
better facilities for bringing its mineral
product into market.
The other road is to be called the
Helena, Gallatin & National Park. 1t will
leave the Northern Pacific at the crossing
of the Gallatin river and run south
towards the Park, joining the Helena,
Boulder & Madison near Red Bluff. 1t
will open up vast section of country, rich
in agricultural and mineral resources.
OTHER ROADS
Ex-Governor Hauser was fairly bristling
with railroads during the conversation, and
talked railroad so volubly and exhaustively
as to nearly make ones head swim. Among
the other points elected by the interview
are the following:
That the Helena, Boulder Valley & Butte
railroad has increased its capital stock a
million dollars-which means that it is to
be pushed right on to Butte.
That track laying commenced to-day
on that road and will not be stopped until
the last spike is driven at the Butte depot,
the contractors promising to keep the grade
advanced enough to keep pace with the
track-layers.
That cars will be running into Philips
burg in ninety days and from MissOula up
the Bitter Root before the close of the
year.
That the Helena & Northern will be
pushed rapidly forward, so as to bring the
product of the Dearborn coal fields into
the Capital before winter.
A RAILROAD CENTRE.
1t will be noticed that all these new
railroads centre at Helena, where the
different companies will have their chief
business offices. In fact the close of the
year 1887 will see Helena the greatest
railroad centre in the Northwest. There
will be no less than ten or a dozen differ
ent railroads running cars into this city by
the first of next January.